Patents by Inventor Bruce Kulhlemann

Bruce Kulhlemann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Container for fine separation of blood and blood components
    Patent number: 4857190
    Abstract: Blood and blood component container having in continuous communication therewith a receptacle adapted to receive and define a given component or sub-component when contents in the container are separated. In preferred embodiments, the container is a flexible bag having a tapered portion adjacent the receptacle to assist migration of a given component or sub-component into the receptacle during centrifugation and at least a portion of the container is supported by a cup-like device, the inner surface of which conforms to the outer surface of the bag and communicating receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Miles Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Shohachi Wada, Bruce Kulhlemann